What color is #868D9D?

#868D9D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Roman Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #868D9D?

The RGB value is 134, 141, 157: 134 red, 141 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #868D9D?

The complementary color is #9D9686, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #868D9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#868D9D color

#868D9D rgb(134, 141, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #868D9D is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 55.3% green and 61.6% blue (134, 141, 157).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 11% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Roman Silver (#838996), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.31:1).

#868D9D color codes

HEX	`#868D9D`
RGB	`rgb(134, 141, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 55.3%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 11%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 15%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 10%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.56, 0.86, -9.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.56, 9.37, 275.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.441, 26.552, 35.676)`
Decimal	`8818077`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #868D9D, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #868D9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#868D9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #868D9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #868d9d; }
.text { color: #868d9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #868d9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 141 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #868d9d, #8b869d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #868D9D?: #868D9D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Roman Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #868D9D?: The RGB value is 134, 141, 157: 134 red, 141 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #868D9D?: The complementary color is #9D9686, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #868D9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.